Imiprovembnt in securing wheel-tires



. jwisel for tighteningor loosening the tire.`

UNITED STATES PATT OFFICE.

ANTHONYHUEGLER, or SULLIVAN, Missouel.

?.Iii/Irlov"isili/usarli,1N s EeURING WHEEL-TIRES;

"S'pccicltionforming pdt-t of Letters Patent No. 112,599, dated March 14, 1 871. i

To all whom 'it may' concern Be it known"` that I, ANTHONY HUEGLER,

of Sullivan,`inthe` eountyof Franklinand State of Missouri,liave invented a new and y nsei'nl Improvement in Securing VVheel-Tires; and 'I do hereby declare that the following is i a full, clear, and `exact description thereof,

, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine, `reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specication.`

My invention relates to tires that are cut and serrated on their ends to render them ady spending parts."` "Ai represents the woodfellies, which are ar ranged with a-Widehgap, C, at one? place between thern., B represents the tire. Ithas ends lapping `eath other at this gap', and gradually tapering'flatwise to a point. rlhe lapping surface` of `each `partis serrated, as shown, and

abolt, d, and nnte are used to clamp the said jends together, also to a metal felly, E, intro- "ducedin th'egap G between the wood fellies,

`and attached to thjem by the bolts f, nuts g,

and flanges h, thelatter being on the ends of `the felly E; y i y .1

Qneof the lapping parts of the tire (preferably the innerione) has a slotted hole for the `bolt e, to admitot` moving the saidparts end- The tire is preferably thickened at the base 0i' the-tapered parts, and a short distance each way therefrom, to strengthen it, to compensate for the weakening due t0 the serrating and taperings. 1

F represents corner-plates let into the sides of the Wood f'ellies flush with the surfaces at the corners, and secured by screws G, passing through them and the fellies, as shown,the threaded end screwing into one of the plates, which serves for a nut.

The plates protect the ends of the wood fellies against brooming, bruising, or splitting at the corners by the concussions imparted to the ends by the metal telly andthe tire.

Thefmctal telly is introduced mainly to hold the bolt d more securely than the wood fellies (will, and to avoid the splitting soliable to the latter 'when bolts are put through them in v this way.

It willbe seen that when arranged in this way the tire may be tightened at any time by any person not skilled in the ordinary expensive process ot' setting tire, and without requiring to be heated. l i

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent- The metal corner-pieces F F, metal f'elly E, and bolts and nuts cl e fg h, combined, as de scribed, with the serrated ends of the tire B, for the purpose set forth.

ANTHONY none-LER.

Witnesses: y

ERNEST A. SoLF, H. B. CLARK. 

